Part 6 Summary

Seven years later, Dexter is thirty-two years old and has been living in New York City, where he has done very well for himself. One day a man named Devlin comes to his office to speak with him, and while he is making small talk, Devlin tells Dexter that he knows a woman from Dexter's hometown in Minnesota. The woman's maiden name was Judy Jones. She is now married to one of Devlin's best friends and lives in Detroit.

"Yes, I knew her," Dexter says. A dull impatience spreads over him. He has heard, of course, that she is married. Perhaps deliberately, he has heard no more. Dexter tells Devlin that he knew Judy. Devlin goes on telling Dexter that he thinks Judy is very nice and almost feels sorry for her. His friend has taken to drinking and cheats on his wife...